WGU D220 Practice Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024
Update) Information Technology in Nursing
Practice | Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A
Q: What is true about improving health literacy?
Answer:
Improving health literacy leads to better patient outcomes.
Q: A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient monitoring (RPM) system for
collecting patient data, which improves patient outcomes. Which task is a high priority for an
informatics clinician when implementing a new technology for patient data collection?
Answer:
Identify and define the goal of the technology.
Q: Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While patients are more active in their
care, a nurse notes they are often misinformed or obtain information that is inaccurate. Which
recommendation should the nurse give to ensure education is accurate?
Answer:
List credible education resources for the patient's research.
Q: What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase attendance to follow-up
appointments?
Answer:
Automated text or email reminders
,Q: Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record to document the lot number
when a chemo medication is administered but fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible
for the medication administration documentation. What is a consequence of this action?
Answer:
Pharmacy cannot determine if there is a problem with a medication batch.
Q: A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many documentation fields,
making it difficult to know where to document some items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes
instead or in addition to documenting in a specific field in the health record. What is the least
significant impact of this action?
Answer:
Duplicate documentation appears multiple times in the chart.
Q: A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit assigned care for five patients. The nurse has
many tasks to accomplish during a shift. Which informatics solution assists in ensuring these
tasks are accomplished?
Answer:
Electronic checklist
Q: Which barrier to healthcare informatics use does the HITECH Act aim to reduce?
Answer:
Financial
Q: A project team is moving a hospital from using paper charting to using an electronic health
record for documentation. How should the project team roll out the software to reduce the impact
on the hospital?
,Answer:
A large stand-alone department should go live first.
Q: While reviewing electronic nursing documentation, a nurse identifies that a patient's vital
signs have declined since the previous shift. Which health information system assisted in this
identification?
Answer:
Electronic health record (EHR)
Q: The nurse manager of an outpatient laboratory clinic is investigating decreased patient
satisfaction scores and cited delays in receiving lab results. The first step is to review testing
turnaround times for the clinic. Which health information system (HIS) should the nurse
manager review for this data?
Answer:
Laboratory information systems (LIS)
Q: What is a patient safety benefit of a pharmacy information system (PIS)?
Answer:
Alerts regarding allergies and interactions
Q: Standardized terminology was implemented to promote interoperability across electronic
health records (EHRs). Which terminology is specific to laboratory tests, orders, and results?
Answer:
LOINC
, Q: A nurse performing patient discharge from a facility provides a continuity of care document
(CCD) to a patient and explains the document and contents at discharge. What is a benefit
provided by the CCD?
Answer:
It provides a summary of care to patients and clinicians.
Q: What are patient portals?
Answer:
Patient portals are facility-owned and associated with an electronic health record.
Q: A hospital notes a decreased use of barcoded medication administration (BCMA) along with
an increase in medication errors. What should be the next course of action?
Answer:
Monitor BCMA usage reports for trends.
Q: A heparin medication error and a subsequent failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) results
in the purchase of smart pumps. How do smart pumps reduce the potential for medication errors?
Answer:
Dosing limits and alerts are provided.
Q: Mobile health (mHealth) apps have demonstrated benefits to patients by increasing
engagement and participation in care. What is a benefit for clinicians?
Answer:
Integrates with electronic health records (EHRs)
Update) Information Technology in Nursing
Practice | Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A
Q: What is true about improving health literacy?
Answer:
Improving health literacy leads to better patient outcomes.
Q: A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient monitoring (RPM) system for
collecting patient data, which improves patient outcomes. Which task is a high priority for an
informatics clinician when implementing a new technology for patient data collection?
Answer:
Identify and define the goal of the technology.
Q: Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While patients are more active in their
care, a nurse notes they are often misinformed or obtain information that is inaccurate. Which
recommendation should the nurse give to ensure education is accurate?
Answer:
List credible education resources for the patient's research.
Q: What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase attendance to follow-up
appointments?
Answer:
Automated text or email reminders
,Q: Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record to document the lot number
when a chemo medication is administered but fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible
for the medication administration documentation. What is a consequence of this action?
Answer:
Pharmacy cannot determine if there is a problem with a medication batch.
Q: A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many documentation fields,
making it difficult to know where to document some items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes
instead or in addition to documenting in a specific field in the health record. What is the least
significant impact of this action?
Answer:
Duplicate documentation appears multiple times in the chart.
Q: A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit assigned care for five patients. The nurse has
many tasks to accomplish during a shift. Which informatics solution assists in ensuring these
tasks are accomplished?
Answer:
Electronic checklist
Q: Which barrier to healthcare informatics use does the HITECH Act aim to reduce?
Answer:
Financial
Q: A project team is moving a hospital from using paper charting to using an electronic health
record for documentation. How should the project team roll out the software to reduce the impact
on the hospital?
,Answer:
A large stand-alone department should go live first.
Q: While reviewing electronic nursing documentation, a nurse identifies that a patient's vital
signs have declined since the previous shift. Which health information system assisted in this
identification?
Answer:
Electronic health record (EHR)
Q: The nurse manager of an outpatient laboratory clinic is investigating decreased patient
satisfaction scores and cited delays in receiving lab results. The first step is to review testing
turnaround times for the clinic. Which health information system (HIS) should the nurse
manager review for this data?
Answer:
Laboratory information systems (LIS)
Q: What is a patient safety benefit of a pharmacy information system (PIS)?
Answer:
Alerts regarding allergies and interactions
Q: Standardized terminology was implemented to promote interoperability across electronic
health records (EHRs). Which terminology is specific to laboratory tests, orders, and results?
Answer:
LOINC
, Q: A nurse performing patient discharge from a facility provides a continuity of care document
(CCD) to a patient and explains the document and contents at discharge. What is a benefit
provided by the CCD?
Answer:
It provides a summary of care to patients and clinicians.
Q: What are patient portals?
Answer:
Patient portals are facility-owned and associated with an electronic health record.
Q: A hospital notes a decreased use of barcoded medication administration (BCMA) along with
an increase in medication errors. What should be the next course of action?
Answer:
Monitor BCMA usage reports for trends.
Q: A heparin medication error and a subsequent failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) results
in the purchase of smart pumps. How do smart pumps reduce the potential for medication errors?
Answer:
Dosing limits and alerts are provided.
Q: Mobile health (mHealth) apps have demonstrated benefits to patients by increasing
engagement and participation in care. What is a benefit for clinicians?
Answer:
Integrates with electronic health records (EHRs)
